I think we have come to the conclusion that the reel does exist in England, but has tended not to be used much, because our folk dances work better with more accented rhythms; most morris dance tunes are also either single jigs or polkas, with some sides adapting hornpipes and the like. Yes, the Dorset Four Hand Reel is an interesting example, but it is usually played as a polka here, ignoring the third and fourth parts found in some tunebooks. The Yarmouth Reel (Galopede) and Kings Head Reel (Soldiers Joy) are also nearly always played as polkas in English sessions, although I suspect that might also be due to the the usurping of the fiddle as the lead instrument by melodeons in recent years - if that's not the start of another thread, I don't know what is.